Dr. J. Barry Jenkins supported and encouraged generations of Mercerians, restored beloved traditions and established new ones during his more than 30 years with the University. Here’s how he became a Mercer Legend.
Dr. J. Barry Jenkins
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Rising senior McPherson Newell is possibly the most-decorated student in a single year at Mercer University.
This year alone Newell was named a Goldwater Scholar, a Newman Civic Fellow, a Truman Scholarship finalist, and a Marshall Scholarship finalist.
Even more impressive...
Mercer University alumnus Jukabiea Barlow took a leap of faith when he applied to be a prison chaplain and discovered a passion. For a year and seven months now, the 2019 McAfee School of Theology graduate has been ministering...
Get to know Mercer University‘s faculty members a little better through our “Faculty Flashback” series. Some of our professors will be sharing personal and professional details of their lives in a Q&A as well as then-and-now photos from today and...
Just five days after turning 73, Beverly Kelley will receive her college degree.
On May 16, Kelley will receive a Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies, with a concentration in leadership and communication, during a commencement ceremony for Mercer University’s...
As a Mercer University professor, Dr. Michael Cass was a mentor to students and faculty alike, as well as a champion of liberal arts education and freedom of thought. Here’s how he became a Mercer Legend.
Dr. Michael Cass
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MACON/COLUMBUS/SAVANNAH — Mercer University School of Medicine Dean Jean R. Sumner, M.D., FACP, received the Lighthouse Award from the Georgia Commission on Women during the group’s annual Champions for Change Day at the Georgia State Capitol on Feb. 22.
Several awards...
Dr. Ania Rynarzewska, an assistant professor in the Stetson-Hatcher School of Business at Mercer University, founded Lux Leonis Skin Care to provide sustainable luxury skin care products to its customers and educational opportunities to Mercer students. An educator by day,...
MACON – Mercer University School of Law honored three distinguished alumni with awards at its sixth annual Alumni Dinner on Feb. 29 in Atlanta. The Hon. Michael P. Boggs, LAW ’90, received the Meritorious Service Award; the Hon. Carl...
One Mercer alumna is making a difference in social justice and civic engagement one day at a time with her dedication to educating Macon citizens about what power they hold in their community.
Sheknita Davis, a Macon native, was always...
